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BRAWL IN DU
DURING PROTEST
FOR GN SAIBABA
New Delhi: Several stu-
dents were injured after a
fight broke out between
a Left-affiliated Bhagat
Singh Chhatra Ekta
Manch and RSS-affiliated
ABVP near Vallabhbhai
Patel Chest Institute on
Thursday. The incident
took place during a pro-
test demanding release
of professor GN Saibaba.
CitingShraddha-Aaftab,VHPdelcareswaron‘lovejihad’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Armed
with a list of 400 ‘love
jihad cases’ compiled
from media reports be-
tween 2009 and 2022, in-
cluding that of Shrad-
dha Walkar and Aaftab
Poonawala, the Vishva
Hindu Parishad (VHP)
on Thursday launched
a nationwide ‘Jan Jag-
ran Abhiyan’ (public
awareness campaign),
claiming that ‘love ji-
had’ was taking place
across the country
.
As part of the
month-long campaign,
the Bajrang Dal – the
VHP’s youth wing –
will take out ‘Shaurya
Yatra’ (valour march)
in every block of the
country from Thurs-
day to December 10,
VHP joint general sec-
retary Surendra Jain
told reporters at a
press conference.
“The Bajrang Dal
will take out the Shau-
rya Yatra across all
blocks in the country
so that a sense of ‘shau-
rya’ is developed
among the youth and
nobody dares to make
our sisters and daugh-
ters victim of love ji-
had,” he said.
Meanwhile, Durga
Vahini, the VHP’s wom-
en’s wing, will also car-
ry out a campaign to
make girls aware of the
love jihad and alert
them against falling in
“such traps”, the VHP
leader said. “Through
Durga Vahini, a deter-
rent force will be cre-
ated by spreading
awareness among the
girls,” he said.
Announcing the
campaign, Jain said
while religious conver-
sion is a nationwide
concern, “love jihad is
the most heinous, cruel
and inhuman form of
religious conversion.”
Jain also released a
list of more than 400
cases, registered by po-
lice in various states.
“They are just tip of
the iceberg as they are
not even 10 per cent of
the total incidents of
love jihad,” he claimed.
Bajrang Dal activists raise slogans during a protest against
‘Love Jihad’, in Jammu. —FILE PHOTO
NATIONWIDE CAMPAIGN
Bajrang Dal to take out ‘Shaurya
Yatra’ across country, Durga Vahini
to make girls aware of the ‘trap’
NEW ANTI-CONVERSION LAW WAS
NECESSARY: U’KHAND CM PUSHKAR DHAMI
Dehradun: A day after the Uttarakhand Assembly passed
a more stringent anti-conversion Bill, Chief Minister
Pushkar Singh Dhami on Thursday said the
new law will be enforced strictly. He said
a stricter anti-conversion law was neces-
sary as Uttarakhand is the land of gods
and practices like religious conversion are
“detrimental to us”. The new law makes
unlawful religious conversion a cognisable
and non-bailable offence.
LOVE JIHAD TRUE OF SHRADDHA WALKAR
CASE: ASSAM CM HIMANTA SARMA
New Delhi: Reiterating a claim that he made in MCD
election rallies in Delhi, Assam Chief Minister Himanta
Biswa Sarma asserted on Thursday that
“love jihad” is a “reality” and this has been
established by the grisly murder of Shrad-
dha Walkar. In an interview to a TV channel,
Sarma said, “There is evidence of love
jihad... even in Aaftab’s polygraph test, it
is said that he revealed that his actions will
take him to jannat (heaven). There are reports on it.”
New Delhi (PTI): The
BJP on Thursday show-
cased 3,024 EWS flats at
Kalkaji as the centre-
piece of ‘Jahan Jhuggi
Wahin Makan’ scheme
of the Modi govern-
ment, arranging visits
of busloads of slum
dwellers of the city, a
day before campaigning
for the MCD polls ends.
Party’s national vice
president and Delhi
BJP incharge Baijayant
Jay Panda said at
Kalkaji, that the Modi
government has been
relentlessly engaged in
serving the needy peo-
ple and fulfil its prom-
ises with them.
“The Kejriwal gov-
ernment in Delhi, on
the other hand, has
been indulging in
spreading misinforma-
tion and making false
promises for the last
eight years,” he charged
citing air pollution,
dirty water in the Ya-
muna and poor water
supply in the city
.
Several senior BJP
leaders including na-
tional secretary Sunil
Deodhar and Delhi unit
president Adesh Gupta
were also present dur-
ing the slum dwellers’
visit to the Kalkaji eco-
nomically weaker sec-
tions (EWS) flats recent-
ly handed over to the
beneficiaries by PM
Narendra Modi.
Delhi BJP secretary
and incharge of Jhuggi
Jhopri (JJ) cell of the
party Neeraj Tiwari
said more than 10,000
slum dwellers from
across the city visited
the “good quality flats”
being provided to them
by the Modi govt.
Last Sunday also, the
BJP had arranged a
similar visit of slum
dwellers from 50 As-
sembly constituencies
to the Kalkaji EWS flats.
Deodhar said Delhi BJP
has already promised to
provide two lakh flats.
BJP showcases Modi govt’s flats to slum dwellers
MCD ON MIND
PM Narendra Modi handing
over keys to the EWS flats at
Kalkaji, at Vigyan Bhawan in
New Delhi on Nov 2. (Inset): A
view of the flats at Kalkaji.
—FILE PHOTO
INDIA’S G20 PRESIDENCY BEGINS
MINDSET SHIFT!
PM MODI REITERATES, ‘INDIA’S G20 AGENDA WILL BE
INCLUSIVE, AMBITIOUS, ACTION-ORIENTED, AND DECISIVE’
First India Bureau
New Delhi: India took
over the presidency of
the G20, the forum of
the world's largest econ-
omies, on Thursday.
Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi penned a note
calling for a “shift in
fundamental mindset to
benefit humanity as a
whole.” “I would like to
acknowledge the previ-
ous G-20 presidencies
for delivering signifi-
cant results. I firmly
believe now is the best
time to go further still
and catalyse a funda-
mental mindset shift, to
benefit humanity as a
whole,” he further said.
He added, “Today, the
greatest challenges we
face - climate change,
terrorism, and pandem-
ics - can be solved not by
fighting each other, but
only by acting together.
India is fastest growing
large economy
.” P6
India’s G20 Presidency will work to promote
this universal sense of one-ness. Hence our
theme - ‘One Earth, One Family, One Future’.
Our G20 priorities will be shaped in consultation with
not just our G20 partners, but also our fellow-travellers
in the global South, whose voice often goes unheard.
—Narendra Modi, Prime Minister
It is the “most memorable day” in country’s
history. Modi will be setting agenda of world
in very challenging times. It’s a unique
responsibility because G20 accounts for 80% of global
GDP. Its accounts for 78% of global trade. It accounts
for 90% of patents and almost 2/3 of the population.
—Amitabh Kant, G20 Sherpa
Indonesian President Joko Widodo symbolically handed over the G20 Presidency to Prime Minister
Narendra Modi at the G20 summit, in Bali, Indonesia on November 16, 2022. —FILE PHOTO
Amitabh Kant and Vijay Goel at the unveiling of display of G-20
Logo at Mandi House Chowk, in New Delhi on Thursday.
JAISHANKAR: G-20
PRESIDENCY WILL BE
VERY CONSULTATIVE
New Delhi: Addressing
G-20 University Connect ini-
tiative, External
Affairs Minister
S Jaishankar
on Thursday
said Delhi’s en-
deavour would
be to make consensus on
key global issues more
relevant through a wider
process of consultation.
PHASE 1 VOTING ENDS IN GUJARAT,
PHASE 2 VOTING ON DEC 5
I respect
Kharge ji. He
will say what he has
been told. On this land
of “Rambhakts”, they
were asked to say,
‘Modi ji 100 maatha
wala raavan.
—Narendra Modi, PM
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi holds a roadshow in
Ahmedabad on Thursday.
50 KM, 16 SEATS: PM
MODI HOLDS LONGEST
ROADSHOW IN AHMD
WHENEVER CONGRESS
ATTACKED MODI, VOTERS
OF GUJARAT GAVE THEM
BEFITTING REPLY: SHAH
Ahmedabad: Reacting to
Congress’ “Ravan” remark
against PM Narendra Modi,
HM Amit Shah on Thurs-
day said that the people of
Gujarat have always given a
reply to Congress through
the ballot box whenever they
have used inappropriate
words against PM Modi.
HM Amit Shah greets the
crowd during the roadshow for
the second phase of Gujarat
Assembly elections, at Sanand
in Ahmedabad on Thursday.
Modi’s mega 50-km-long
roadshow was held in
Ahmedabad. The mega
show started from the
Naroda Gam and ended
at IOC circle in Chan-
dkheda. It covered 13
seats of Ahmedabad city
as well as Gandhinagar.
56.88%
TURNOUT
RECORDED
The fate of 788 candidates
will be decided in 1st phase;
barring a few incidents, the
polling was largely peaceful
across all 89 seats in south
Gujarat and Saurashtra-
Kutch regions of the State
First India Bureau
Ahmedabad: The poll-
ing for the first phase of
Gujarast Assembly
elections was held
Thursday on 89 seats
spread across 19 dis-
tricts in Saurashtra-
Kutch and southern
parts of the state. The
voting began at 8 am
and a total voter turn-
out of 56.88% was re-
corded till 5 pm. Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi, Home Minister
Amit Shah, Congress
leader Rahul Gandhi
and Delhi CM Arvind
Kejriwal urged people
to come out in large
numbers and vote in the
first phase of Gujarat
elections. As many as
788 candidates are in
the fray and Gujarat
will witness a three-
way contest between
BJP, AAP and Cong.
The polling officials
sealed the EVMs and
the VVPATs as the first
phase of Gujarat As-
sembly elections con-
cluded on Thursday
. P5
SORRY: LAPID ON
‘THE KASHMIR FILES’
CONTROVERSY
New Delhi: Offering a “total
apology” if his remarks
on The Kashmir Files had
been misinterpreted, Israeli
filmmaker Nadav Lapid
has said on Thursday
his aim was not to insult
the Kashmiri Pandit
community or those who
had suffered.
WILL STAND AND
FIGHT AGAIN: BILKIS
BANO ON SC VERDICT
New Delhi: On decision to
move SC challenging early
release of 11 convicts, Bilkis
Bano said, “I will stand and
fight again, against what is
wrong and for what is right.”
She said Guj govt’s decision
to grant early release to
11 convicts has “shaken
conscience of society”.
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‘RESIST HATE’: ACTOR
SWARA BHASKER
JOINS RAHUL GANDHI
Ujjain: Bollywood entertainer
Swara Bhasker on Thursday
joined Congress Bharat Jodo
Yatra, walked with Rahul
Gandhi to resist ‘hate’. Known
for her anti-BJP rants, Swara
said that energy, commitment
and love is just so inspiring!
The enthusiasm of common
people is commendable. P5
BCCI APPOINTS NEW
3-MEMBER PANEL TO
PICK SELECTORS
New Delhi: The BCCI on
Thursday named a new
Cricket Advisory Committee.
The committee includes
former Indian players and
former national selectors
Ashok Malhotra and Jatin
Paranjape alongside
Sulakshana Naik, who remains
in 3-member committee.
Fresh appointments have
come after the board sacked
complete selection panel.
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OUR EDITIONS: JAIPUR, NEW DELHI MUMBAI
SUNANDA CASE:
POLICE MOVES HC
OVER DISCHARGE
OF SHASHI THAROOR
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has moved Delhi
High Court seeking revision of an order passed
by a trial court last year discharging Congress
MP Shashi Tharoor of all charges in the Sunanda
Pushkar death case. P2
LET’S SEE AFTER
A YEAR: PATEL’S
DAUGHTER ON
LS POLL PLANS
Bharuch: Mumtaz Patel, daughter of late veteran
Congress leader Ahmed Patel on Thursday spoke
about her decision to not contest ongoing Assembly
election. ‘For time being, I will observe, understand.
I’ll go among public and after that I’ll come,’ she said.
System snag hits T2 of
Mumbai Airport for 2
hrs, airline services hit
Mumbai: Chaos pre-
vailed for nearly 2 hours
at Chhatrapati Shivaji
Maharaj International
Airport (CSMIA) after a
computer systems fail-
ure hit check-ins and
other ops for all airlines,
here on Thursday
. The
‘culprit’ is allegedly said
to be ongoing infra dig-
ging works of Mumbai
Metro line in CSMIA vi-
cinity that reportedly
snapped a main cable of
a major utility company
,
the sources said.
GOVT LAUNCHES FACIAL
RECOGNITION-BASED
ENTRY AT AIRPORTS
New Delhi: The govt on
Thursday launched DigiYatra
- which will allow entry of air
passengers based on a facial
recognition system at the
airports in Delhi, Bangalore
and Varanasi. Civil aviation
minister Jyotiraditya Scindia
launched it at Delhi’s IGIA. P6
New Delhi: In a big relief for the people, the Central Government
reduced the prices of Petrol and Diesel late on Thursday. The rates of
Petrol have gone down by `9 and 50 paise per litre whereas the rates
of Diesel dropped by `6 and 50 paise per litre.
PETROL, DIESEL PRICES SLASHED BY `9.50, `6.50

CAPITOL
NEW DELHI | FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2, 2022
02
New Delhi (Agencies):
The Delhi Police on
Thursday moved the
High Court against the
Trial Court order
passed on 18 August
2021, discharging
Shashi Tharoor in con-
nection with the Sunan-
da Pushkar death case.
The Delhi police had
accused Tharoor of
abetment to suicide and
cruelty against Push-
kar who was found dead
in a luxury hotel in Del-
hi in 2014.
The Delhi Police has
knocked on the door of
the High Court after the
passing of an over
15-month period. Jus-
tice Dinesh Kumar
Sharma issued notice to
Shashi Tharoor on an
application moved by
Delhi Police seeking
'condonation of delay'
in filing the revision pe-
tition. The court fixed
the matter for February
7, 2023.
After Tharoor’s coun-
sel referred to the pro-
tracted delay, Justice
DK Sharma issued a
notice to the Congress
leader and sought his
reply to the police’s ap-
plication for condona-
tion of delay
.
The police, through
additional standing
counsel Rupali Bandho-
padhya, filed the revi-
sion petition seeking
setting aside of the trial
court’s 2021 order and
for direction to frame
charges against Tha-
roor under section 498A
(husband or relative of
husband of a woman
subjecting her to cruel-
ty) and 306 (abetment to
suicide) of the Indian
Penal Code (IPC).
Senior advocate Vi-
kas Pahwa and lawyer
Gaurav Gupta, repre-
senting Tharoor,
claimed the plea was
not served to him and
was “deliberately” sent
to a wrong email id.
Pahwa contended the
police have filed the re-
vision petition after a
delay of over a year
and, before issuing no-
tice on the main plea,
the court should hear
him on the plea for con-
donation of delay
.
Sunandamurder: Delhi Police
move HCtoimplicateTharoor
15-MONTH DELAY
New Delhi (ANI): The
Delhi Commission for
Women (DCW) on
Thursday issued sum-
mons to a real estate
company for allegedly
breaking a commit-
ment made to settle the
monetary dues of for-
mer Indian national
women's cricket cap-
tain Anjum Chopra.
Anjum Chopra, in
her complaint with
the DCW, alleged that
she had booked a flat
in a project of Shipra
Estate Ltd in Ghazi-
abad's Indirapuram in
Uttar Pradesh in 2006
and had made nearly
60 per cent of the total
investment till 2013,
but she was not hand-
ed over the property
till then.
When she signed a
settlement deed with
the company in 2020
due to an inordinate de-
lay, she was promised a
refund of her money
but even after two
years, she has not re-
ceived her money back.
DCW Chairperson
Swati Maliwal stated in
an official statement:
It is very unfortunate
that a former cricket
team captain who has
rendered her services
to the nation and has
made India proud on
international forums,
is being harassed by a
private company
. She is
forced to ask for help
for getting her dues set-
tled. She has been given
false assurances for
years and now, the com-
pany has not even up-
held its commitment
made before the com-
mission. We have is-
sued summons to the
company and shall en-
sure all possible help to
Anjum Chopra in the
matter. In the issued
summons, the DCW
chairperson has asked
the real estate company
to explain the reason
for their non-upholding
of the commitment
to Chopra.
The commission has
also sought a copy of
the cheque from the
company to Chopra
settling her dues, an of-
ficial statement read.
It further sought the
details of the staff re-
sponsible for not up-
holding the commit-
ment made before the
commission and the ac-
tion taken against them.
The Commission has
asked the managing di-
rector of the company
to appear before the
Commission on De-
cember 9 and provide
an action taken report.
In case, a satisfactory
response is not re-
ceived, the commis-
sion shall initiate legal
proceedings in the
matter, it said.
Noida (PTI): A non-res-
ident Indian, who has
comefromtheUKforhis
daughter’s wedding, al-
legedly forgot a bag full
of jewellery and valua-
bles worth over Rs 1
crore in a cab, police of-
ficials said Thursday
.
The bag was recov-
ered within four hours
after the Uber cab was
traced in the Ghaziabad
district by a team from
the Bisrakh police sta-
tion, an official said.
According to the po-
lice, Nikhilesh Kumar
Sinha (around 50 years)
lives with his family in
London and they have
come to Greater Noida
for his daughter’s wed-
ding. “When they
reached Sarovar Portico
hotel, they realised that
oneof thebagswasmiss-
ing and suspected it
could have been left in
thecabtheyhadtakento
reach the hotel,” a police
spokesperson said.
NRI forgets bag
with `1 crore
jewellery in cab,
cops recover it
DCW summons
company over dues
owed to Anjum
DCW chief has
asked the real
estate company
to explain the
reason for their
non-upholding of
the commitment
to Chopra
MOMENT OF PRIDE
First India Bureau
Gurgaon: An accused
in a kidnapping and ex-
tortion case on Tuesday
allegedly escaped from
police custody and hid
in a society in Gurgaon
for over four hours, the
police said. He was ar-
rested after four houts
extensive search opera-
tion by the police and
was found hiding on top
of an elevator duct at
Jalvayu Towers society
in Sector 56.
According to the po-
lice, one Rajat Yadav, a
resident of the same so-
ciety, and his associate
were booked on Novem-
ber 24 for allegedly kid-
napping a 12-year-old
boy
.Hewasarrestedand
taken on a two-day re-
mand by the police to
recover the car used in
the alleged kidnapping
bid.Policesaid,onTues-
day, Yadav was taken to
the society to recover
the car. “Around 2 pm, a
police team took the sus-
pect to the location and
recovered the car. As the
suspect was being trans-
ported in a police vehi-
cle, he pushed away a
home guard and ran to-
wards the society’s
parking,” a police offic-
er said. Two police offi-
cials chased Yadav, who
then hid in the society’s
towers, the police said.
“All the gates and en-
trances were manned by
police teams to ensure
he did not escape. The
accused was finally ar-
rested after four hours,”
said a police officer.
Kidnapping accused escapes from
custody, hides in elevator shaft
Delhi High Court on
Thursday stayed the
circular issued by the
Shahdara Bar Associa-
tion (SBA) of Karkar-
dooma Court prescrib-
ing a new dress code for
law interns.
The order came on a
plea filed by a second-
year law student chal-
lenging the circular.
The circular was issued
last week, mandating
interns to wear white
shirt, blue coat and a
trouser.
A single bench of
Justice Prathiba M Sin-
gh stayed the SBA cir-
cular of November 24,
asking the Bar Council
to convene a meeting of
all Bar Associations of
Delhi High Court to ar-
rive at a consensus on
what dress should law
interns wear. The court
has also asked the Bar
Council of India to join
the meeting.
The bench said, Con-
sidering the large num-
ber of interns, a uni-
form policy ought to be
arrived at with the con-
sent of all stakeholders.
A consistent uniform
should be prescribed
because if different As-
sociations prescribe dif-
ferent uniforms then
the interns will be in-
convenienced.
In his petition before
the HC, second-year law
student Hardik Kapoor
said the SBA issued an
impugned notice/circu-
lar on November 24.
It alleged that
through the circular, an
arbitrary and illegal re-
striction was imposed
on interns with regard
to the uniform that they
wear while working in
courts.
The petition moved
through advocates Ujw-
al Ghai, Shivek Rai Ka-
poor, Sanchit Saini and
Arpit Sharma, stated
that according to the
said notice/circular, in-
terns were prohibited
and restrained from
wearing black coats and
black trousers.
Delhi High Court has
restrained sharing and
posting of a “sexually
explicit” video of a ju-
dicial officer and a
woman that surfaced
on November 29 and
was circulated on so-
cial media platforms,
saying its circulation
would cause irrepara-
ble harm to the privacy
rights of the plaintiff.
In an order late
Wednesday night, Jus-
tice Yashwant Varma
allowed a prayer to
“conceal” the identity
of the aggrieved party,
and said an ad interim
ex-parte injunction
was warranted as the
circulation of the video
was in violation of sev-
eral laws.
The judge noted that
the full court of the
high court has itself
taken cognisance of
the incident on its ad-
ministrative side, and
pursuant to a resolu-
tion, its registrar gen-
eral has conveyed to
authorities the need to
take appropriate action
for blocking the video
over all messaging and
social media platforms
as well as through in-
ternet service provid-
ers (ISPs).
“Bearing in mind the
sexually explicit na-
ture of the contents of
that video and taking
into consideration the
imminent, grave and
irreparable harm that
is likely to be caused to
the privacy rights of
the plaintiff an ad in-
terim ex parte injunc-
tion is clearly warrant-
ed,” the court said in
its order. The content,
if circulated amongst
parties and users of the
services provided by
the defendant number
1 to 4 (social media plat-
forms), would also ap-
pear to, prima facie,
violate the legally
acceptable terms of
use as adopted by the
defendants, the court
observed.
The court also asked
the Centre to ensure
that all further steps as
warranted in terms of
the communication of
the registrar general
are taken and a compli-
ance report is submit-
ted in these proceed-
ings. The order was
passed on a lawsuit by
one of the persons in
the video and it sought
a permanent injunc-
tion restraining publi-
cation and telecast of
the “purported video
dated March 9, 2022.
The plaintiff was
represented by lawyers
Ashish Dixit, Amit
Sharma and Vandana
Sachdeva. The lawsuit
was taken up for hear-
ing on “urgent men-
tioning and in light of
the imminent and ir-
reparable harm that is
likely to be caused to
the plaintiff”.
HC stays Shahdara Bar
Assncircularprescribing
uniform for law interns
STUDENT’S PLEA
HCrestrainscirculationofexplicitvideoofjudicialofficer
body of a man with
multiple stab wounds
was found on a road-
side in Sadar Bazar,
police said on Thurs-
day. The deceased was
identified as Moham-
mad Shahid, a resident
of Nabi Karim area.
Two juveniles have
been apprehended for
the murder.
Shahid was going
home on Wednesday
when he got into an ar-
gument with the two
juveniles after he
brushed past one of
them. The argument
escalated and the ac-
cused stabbed him five
times with a knife, the
police said, adding
that the body was
found by a passerby.
Body with multiple
stab wounds found
First India Bureau
Ghaziabad: The Ghazi-
abad police on Wednes-
day booked two mem-
bers of a housing soci-
ety’s Apartment Owner
Association (AOA) in
connection with an in-
cident in which three
girls got stuck inside an
elevator of the residen-
tial complex for around
25 minutes. The inci-
dent took place on
Tuesday in the Asso-
tech Nest society in
Crossings Republik
township.
A case has been reg-
istered at the Crossings
Republik police sta-
tion.
The video footage
showed the distressed
children, all aged
around 8 years, at-
tempting to force open
the doors of the lift, po-
lice said.
An FIR filed by the
father of one of the
children alleged that
the lift faced frequent
problems and that mul-
tiple complaints raised
by the residents had
been ignored. “Yester-
day, my daughter and
two other girls got
stuck in the lift for
about 20-25 minutes.
When I reached there,
she was very nervous.
All three children were
in a bad condition and
crying. In such a situa-
tion, an accident might
happen with the elderly
or with children due to
panic,” the complain-
ant stated.
The father of the
girl alleged that Rs 25
lakh was being spent
on lift maintenance.
But the repair works
had been done improp-
erly due to collusion
between the AOA and
the lift maintenance
company, he said.
3girlsgettrappedinsidelift,Ghaziabad
residents’associationmembersbooked
Archaeological Survey of India workers project the logo of G20 on to Safdarjung’s tomb, in New
Delhi on Thursday.About 100 monuments across India will be lit up from Thursday for a week
to mark India’s presidency of G20. —PHOTO BY PTI
Bearing in
mind the sex-
ually explicit
nature of the contents
of that video... an ad
interim ex parte in-
junction is clearly
warranted.
—Justice Yashwant Varma,
High Court Judge
All the gates and entrances were manned
by police teams to ensure that he did not
escape. —Police Official
The man was
going home when
he brushed past
one of the two
accused
juveniles, who
stabbed him

CAPITOL
03
Saloni Bhatia
Vinod Tripathi
New Delhi: Deputy
Chief Minister Manish
Sisodia on Thursday
said clearing landfill
sites, redevelopment of
markets, regularisation
of temporary employees
and timely payment of
salaries will be the top
priorities of AAP if it
wins the MCD polls.
In an interview to
PTI, Sisodia said resi-
dent welfare associa-
tions (RWAs) as “mini
councillors” will be
granted legal status.
They will work like a
form of ‘Mohalla Sab-
ha’, the concept of
which was obstructed
by BJP-ruled municipal
corporations, he said.
He claimed that the
Kejriwal-led AAP is go-
ing to secure a “land-
slide victory” in the
polls, as voters can see
through the lies being
peddled by the BJP.
Talking about the
AAP's action plan to
clear the three landfill
sites in Delhi, Sisodia
said it has been pre-
pared after a proper
study in the last five-six
months. At the current
pace and technology be-
ing used by the incum-
bent civic body, it will
take decades to clear
them, he said.
“We will focus on
managing the solid
waste right from the
time it is picked up from
the homes. Besides, a
creative use of sanita-
tion workers and paying
them timely salaries is
also a part of our road-
map. Experts say that
solid waste is a gold-
mine and the govern-
ment can earn a revenue
from it,” Sisodia said.
The deputy CM also
rejected the BJP's
claims that the munici-
pal corporations were
deprived of their due
funds by the Delhi gov-
ernment and said that
the civic bodies were
given more money by
the Kejriwal dispensa-
tion, as compared to
what they were given
before 2015.
“The BJP leaders had
said that they would get
funds from the Centre.
Why didn't they do it?
The reality is that
enough funds were giv-
en to the BJP-ruled cor-
porations but with the
increase in funds, the
level of corruption also
increased,” he alleged.
Reiterating Chief
Minister Arvind Kejri-
wal's promise of empow-
ering RWAs, he said that
the resident welfare bod-
ies will be given status
of “mini councillors”.
Asserting that BJP is
nowhere in the contest,
Sisodia claimed that
there is “restlessness”
in the saffron party after
indications of defeat in
their internal surveys.
“It is evident as the BJP
has deployed top Union
ministers and chief
ministers for campaign-
ing,” he said. —PTI
BJP’scorruptionallegationshavenotakers,
AAPwillsecure‘landslidevictory’:Sisodia
MCD
POLLS
Deputy CM Manish Sisodia during an election campaign in New Delhi on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI
People are wondering why
instead of talking about
their work in the MCD in
15 years, they are indulging in
releasing videos and level-
ling false allegations.
—Manish Sisodia, Deputy CM
n Sisodia
says top
priority is to
find a
solution to
the garbage
problem
n Promises
timely
payment of
salaries to
sanitation
workers
n Says AAP
will legalise
markets in
70 wards
BJP denied
license to
Anjali Pillay
New Delhi: Increasing
visibility, preventing
the chances of commu-
nal flare-ups and check-
ing candidates from
luring voters by ille-
gal means will be the
focus of Delhi Police for
civic elections in the na-
tional capital.
Special Commission-
er (Law and Order) De-
pendra Pathak said,
Our policing has fo-
cussed on the MCD elec-
tions for the last six to
eight weeks. There is a
focus on routine polic-
ing, staying alert and
gathering local intelli-
gence. We are collating
the information and
analysing and strategis-
ing the area-wise data...
We are also analys-
ing the kind of candi-
dates and demographic
composition of the
area. For instance, if
certain areas have more
'jhuggi jhopri' (slum)
clusters, they become
more sensitive, he said.
Explaining further,
he said slum clusters
required increased po-
lice presence as the vot-
ers might be tempted
with liquor and there
could be chances of
miscreants coming
from across the border.
“If it is a communal-
ly sensitive locality, we
need to have informa-
tion from the field on
what is brewing in the
area. We are also keep-
ing a close watch on
gambling and the sup-
plyof liquoranddrugs,
the senior officer said.
Senior officers have
been asked to stay in of-
fice while checking of
vehicles has gone up, he
said. —PTI
Senior district-level officers have been asked to stay in office
while checking of vehicles has gone up, an officer said.
Preventing communal flare-ups
focus of Delhi Police for polls
Mobile phones of 3 including AAP MLA
stolen during Kejriwal's roadshow
mobile phones of AAP
MLA Akhilesh Pati Tri-
pathi and two others
were stolen during a
roadshow of Chief Min-
ister Arvind Kejriwal in
north Delhi's Malka
Ganj area on Wednes-
day
, police said.
Deputy Commission-
er of Police (north) Sa-
gar Singh Kalsi said
Tripathi, AAP MLA
Somnath Bharti's secre-
tary and Guddi Devi
have lodged complaints
regarding the theft of
their mobiles. Cases
have been registered
and an investigation is
underway
, he said.
Thousands carrying
AAP flags and banners
gathered at Chandrawal
road as the chief minis-
ter held a roadshow in
the area ahead of the
upcoming municipal
electionsinDelhi.Many
sang and danced to
drumbeats.
AAP roadshow for MCD elections at Malka Ganj in New Delhi on Wednesday. —PHOTO BY PTI
New Delhi: Tipplers
are in for an extend-
ed distress as Delhi
will observe dry days
from Friday to Sun-
day during which the
sale of alcohol will be
prohibited due to the
MCD elections, the
city excise depart-
ment has announced.
In a notification,
Delhi Commissioner
(Excise) Krishna
Mohan Uppu on
Wednesday said,
From 17:30 Hours of
December 2 (Friday)
to December 4 up to
17:30 Hours (Sun-
day), the above shall
be observed as 'Dry
Days'. Also, from
00:00 Hours to 24:00
Hours on December
7 (Wednesday) (date
of counting of votes),
will also be observed
as a dry day.
DELHI TO GO
DRY FOR 3 DAYS
DUE TO POLLS
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Trying to
park your vehicle with-
out permission can get
you killed in the nation-
al capital as ‘parking
rage‘ is now a huge con-
cern for the city’s police
department.
An argument over
car parking led to the
roadside murder of a
35-year-old man recent-
ly
. A horrifying video of
the crime also went vi-
ral, showing a man
smashing the victim’s
head with a brick.
Many have lost their
lives because of park-
ing-related disputes
over the last year, ac-
cording to the police,
who receive close to 250
calls daily on their hel-
pline number about dis-
putes triggered by fights
over car parking spaces.
Multiple incidents of
murder in full public
view have been report-
ed in the past years over
parking issues, which
has sparked concerns
regarding the law-and-
order situation in Delhi
and NCR.
With vehicles ever-
increasing, lack of
parking space in resi-
dential areas and busy
markets is the prime
reason behind fights
and disputes related to
parking.
Parking space is
Parking space is
battleground in city
battleground in city
MILLION REGISTERED
VEHICLES, 42% ‘INVALID’
LAKH VEHICLES THIS YEAR
DE-REGISTERED BY GOVT
INCREASE IN VEHICLES ON
DELHI ROADS IN 2020-21
Delhi has 13.4 million registered vehicles, but about 5.6
million or 42% of them are “invalid” (without registra-
tion), according to an analysis by the state transport
department released this year (2022). The department
undertook the analysis after it de-registered 1,01,639 die-
sel vehicles between 10 and 15 years old. Such vehicles
are even illegal to be parked in public spaces.
The Delhi transport department has de-registered more
than 50 lakh vehicles so far this year (till October 17), as
per the official data. The de-registered vehicles include
diesel vehicles that are older than a decade (10 years)
and petrol vehicles older than 15 years, officials said,
adding that this is the highest number of vehicles dereg-
istered in a year.
The total number of vehicles in the national capital increased
by 3.03% in the year 2020-21 as compared to the previous
year, the Delhi Economic Survey 2021-22 reported. The
report said that the total number of motor vehicles (excluding
electric vehicles) on roads in Delhi as on March 31, 2021,
was over 122.50 lakh. Jeeps and cars accounted for 28% of
the total registered motorised vehicles, whereas two-wheel-
ers were about 67%.
13
50
3%
Jeevan Prakash Sharma
New Delhi: Aaftab
Poonawala's reported
confessions about kill-
ing his live-in partner
Shraddha Walkar, in-
cluding those made be-
fore a magistrate
through video confer-
ence and in polygraph
tests, have no conclu-
sive legal validity, say
legal experts.
Police and other offi-
cial sources have said
Poonawala confessed to
the killing and also to
dismembering her body
into 35 pieces and
dumping them in differ-
ent areas of the city.
However, his counsel
has denied that he con-
fessed to the murder.
Several legal experts
also questioned Poon-
awala's confession be-
fore a magistrate
through video confer-
ence and termed it ob-
jectionable and unprec-
edented.
This is an objection-
able method of appear-
ance. You do not know
under what pressure he
was in. He should have
been physically present
before the magistrate,
retired Delhi High
Court judge Justice RS
Sondhi told PTI.
Criminal lawyer Nis-
hant Srivastava, found-
er and managing part-
ner of Actus Legal, said
it is unprecedented that
an accused has made a
confession through vid-
eo conference.
Since the confession
was made through vid-
eo conferencing, tomor-
row if the accused al-
leges that he made the
confession because on
the other side of the
camera, the police had
pointed a gun at him,
what will the police do?
Criminal lawyer RV
Kini, who represented
the prosecution in the
case of film producer
Neeraj Grover who was
murdered and chopped
into pieces in 2008,
stressed on physical ap-
pearance before a mag-
istrate and not video
conferencing.
There are several
safeguards in the law so
the accused is aware of
the consequences of his
confession. There are
provisions to ensure he
should get time to think
over for a day to make a
confession, Kini said.
Describing narcoa-
nalysis and polygraph
tests as useless and a
waste of time as they
have no legal sanctity,
Justice Sondhi said,
What he did after kill-
ing the girl is merely
destruction of evi-
dence. —PTI
250 The average
number of daily calls
that police control room
receives over parking
feuds in residential
areas every single day.
36 lakh
households in the capital,
with several having 3
cars on average, as per
govt data
DRIVE ANYWHERE, NOWHERE TO PARK Aaftab’s‘confessions’havenolegalvalidity
AAFTAB'S NARCO TEST ‘SUCCESSFUL’
New Delhi (PTI): Aaftab
Poonawala underwent
a narco analysis test
for almost two hours
at Ambedkar Hospital
in Rohini on Thursday,
officials said, adding
that the narco test was
successful and Aaftab’s
health condition is
absolutely fine.
Special Commissioner
of Police (Law and Or-
der) Sagar Preet Hooda
said the process of the
narco test was com-
plete. He said Aaftab
reached Dr Baba Saheb
Ambedkar Hospital in
Rohini at 8.40 am and
the narco test started
around 10 am. After the
test, he was kept under
observation.
Aaftab is likely to be
taken to the Forensic
Science Laboratory
(FSL) in Rohini on Fri-
day. According to FSL
sources, the answers
he gave during his poly-
graph and narco tests
will be analysed. He will
be informed about the
replies he gave.
Before the narco test,
Aaftab underwent a
general check-up for
blood pressure, pulse
rate, body temperature
and heart beat, a senior
official said. A consent
form with complete
details of Poonawala
and the team conduct-
ing his narco test was
read out to him as part
of the procedure. The
procedure was started
after he signed it, the
official said.
Police van carrying Aaftab leaves Ambedkar Hospital after his
narco analysis test, at Rohini on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI

PERSPECTIVE
04
SPIRITUAL SPEAK
No work stains a man who is pure, who is
in harmony, who is master of his life,
whose soul is one with the soul of all.
—Bhagavad Gita
Jagat Prakash Nadda @JPNadda
Greetings to the people of
Nagaland on the special occasion
of their Statehood Day. Not only
is Nagaland abundant in natural
beauty, but also in its culture. The
Naga culture its values are truly
benevolent. I pray for the prosperity
of the state all its people.
TOP TWEETS
Smriti Z Irani @smritiirani
From a 2 road network to a 9
road robust network. Here’s
an informative video on road
revolution in Gujarat which
eventually resulted into planning
and implementation of PM Gati
Shakti Masterplan.
India’s atrocities in Himalayas: JK under attack
n ethnically di-
verse Himala-
yan region of
Kashmir has
been a subject
of a territorial dispute be-
tween India and Pakistan
since the partition in 1947.
Despite both countries
claiming full control over
the region’s entirety, Kash-
mir divides into an Indian-
administered part and a
Pakistan-administered
part.
Although India’s fragile
relationship with Kashmir
is not a new issue, tensions
intensified when in 2019,
India revoked Article 370,
depriving the region of its
special status and a certain
degree of autonomy attrib-
uted to it.
Article 370 allowed
Kashmir to have its consti-
tution and to make deci-
sions regarding property
ownership and permanent
residency
. As a result, Indi-
ans from other parts of the
country could not pur-
chase property and settle
in Kashmir. Scrapping
Kashmir’s special status
meant that from that point
onwards, the state would
have to abide by the Indian
Constitution.
Restricted Freedoms
Revoking Kashmir’s special
status in 2019 was followed
not only by Indian troops
pouring into the streets but
also by a communications
blackout that only ended in
2021 and by restricting the
media. These measures,
adoptedbyIndiainanticipa-
tion of rather than in re-
sponsetounrestinKashmir,
represented a serious viola-
tion of people’s freedom of
expression. And although
internet connectivity has
been restored now, the cur-
tailment of people’s funda-
mental liberties continues.
Militarized Kashmir
India-administered Kash-
mir is one of the world’s
most militarized areas. At
any given moment, tens of
soldierspatrolthestreetsof
Srinagar, Kashmir’s sum-
mer capital, and check-
points can be seen at every
corner. “This is the reality
of lifeinaconflictzone.Peo-
ple from outside the region
often see Kashmir as a tour-
ist paradise, but those who
liveherefeelasheeramount
of pressure,” Viraj said.
Paradox Of Kashmir
Currently
, Kashmir is expe-
riencingaperiodof relative
stabilityandpeace,butsecu-
rity challenges persist, so
thereisariskthatthisorder
will be short-lived. “There
hasbeenasecuritythreatin
Kashmirsince1990,”Kamal
said. “The government has
been changing since then,
but the army presence has
been a constant.”
SOURCE: FAIR OBSERVER
A
For the last
three decades,
Indian-controlled
Kashmir has been
characterized by
unrest due to a
separatist insurgency
opposing Indian rule
ieutenant General Asim
Munir replaces General
Qamar Javed Bajwa as
the new Chief of Army
Staff (COAS) who retires
after a long tenure of six
years. He will also be
chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff Commit-
tee (CJCSC). He is consid-
ered an officer with an
impeccable reputation
within the Pakistani mili-
tary. The powerful Army,
which has ruled Pakistan
for more than half of its
75-plus years of existence,
has hitherto wielded con-
siderable power in mat-
ters of security and for-
eign policy. The COAS is
the most powerful man in
the military enjoying the
key powers including mo-
bilisation of troops, ap-
pointments and transfers.
The appointment of new
Pakistan army chief has
come at a time when the
country finds itself em-
broiled in an intense po-
litical crisis between
ousted PM Imran Khan
and the government.
While the appointment of
a new army chief to suc-
ceed Qamar Javed Bajwa
is expected to bring a de-
gree of calm to Pakistan’s
deeply divided polity,
much will depend upon
how Munir conducts him-
self, particularly in deal-
ing with the polarised
political situation.
Lt Gen Munir, a Sword
of Honour of the Mangla
Officers Training School
(OTS) joined the Frontier
Force Regiment. He has
led the nation’s elite spy
agencies- the Inter-Servic-
es Intelligence that focus-
es on security and mili-
tary intelligence. He has
served under Bajwa’s di-
rect command in the of-
ten-troubled northern ar-
eas that border Afghani-
stan, China and India.
Shuja Nawaz, an expert
commentator and strate-
gist on Pakistan and its
military, described Asim
Munir as a straight arrow
to tame Imran Khan and
has a reputation of ‘tak-
ing on corruption’.. Mu-
nir is the only senior gen-
eral in the present crop of
three-star officers who
has headed both Military
Intelligence (MI) and In-
ter-Services Intelligence
(ISI) to be employed as Pa-
kistan’s army chief. How-
ever, he was removed as
ISI chief at the request of
former Prime Minister
Imran Khan following
warnings about the al-
leged corruption by his
wife and her relatives.
Munir becomes new
chief as per established
procedure and is to the
likings of Bajwa and PM
Sharif and against wish-
es of Imran. As far as loy-
alty goes, Asim Munir is
being projected by Paki-
stani media as a protégé
of his predecessor, Gen-
eral Qamar Javed Bajwa.
The incoming army chief
could potentially play a
key role in lowering the
political temperature as
Pakistan attempts to sur-
vive an economic crisis
and recover from historic
floods. His core focus will
be on reducing political
instability at home, as
well as dealing with the
economic crisis and the
resurgent terror threat
posed by the Pakistani
Taliban.
Implications for India.
For India, the appoint-
ment of Asim Munir as
Pakistan’s new army
chief will not make much
difference in near future
as he is likely to follow
his predecessor’s line on
India. However, in the
long run a hardliner Mu-
nir, keen to restore public
support for the military,
and knowing how the ar-
my’s legitimacy has often
been advanced by pitch-
ing itself as Pakistan’s
protector from the threat
of India, could well recog-
nise the benefits of the
Pakistani State resuming
its sharp rhetoric and
hard line on India. He
does not have any experi-
ence at military training
academies in US or Brit-
ain, unlike three of his
immediate predecessors-
General Kayani, General
Sharif and General Ba-
jwa. It is widely believed
that Pakistani military
officials who graduate
from colleges in the West
have a more holistic
worldview compared to
those who received their
training entirely on home
soil. Munir, on the other
hand, has served and
seen close to conservative
Saudi Arabia regime. He
has been chief of a spy
organization ISI, which is
intrinsically inimical to-
wards India and has been
at the helm of affairs
when the Pulwama attack
took place in February
2019 and he was also di-
rectly involved in return-
ing the Indian Air Force
(IAF) pilot Abhinandan
Varthaman to India safe
and sound. The new Pak
Army Chief who is a reli-
giously oriented man
may be more inclined to-
wards China and Arab
Countries than West and
this definitely impinges
on Indian interests in the
region.
The recent statement
by Lt Gen Upendra Dwive-
di, Army Commander
Northern Command on
POK that as far as the In-
dian Army is concerned,
it will carry out any order
given by the Government
of India. Whenever such
orders are given, we will
always be ready for it,” To
this response by Pak
Army has been a routine
tweet “unwarranted
statement of a high-rank-
ing Indian Army officer
concerning Azad Jammu
and Kashmir is an apt
manifestation of Indian
Armed Forces’ delusional
mindset.”
India can only afford to
remain watchful and cau-
tious because it has always
been the “religiously ori-
ented” generals that have
hurt India the most. Can
the new army chief of Pa-
kistan reverse this trend?
Let’s wait and watch!
THE VIEWS EXPRESSED BY
THE AUTHOR ARE PERSONAL
NEW PAK ARMY CHIEF -
IMPLICATIONS FOR INDIA
The recent statement by Lt
Gen Upendra Dwivedi,
Army Commander Northern
Command on POK that as
far as the Indian Army is
concerned, it will carry out any
order given by the Government
of India. Whenever such orders
are given, we will always be
ready for it,” To this response
by Pak Army has been a routine
tweet “unwarranted statement
of a high-ranking Indian Army
officer concerning Azad Jammu
and Kashmir is an apt
manifestation of Indian Armed
Forces’ delusional mindset”
L
Lieutenant General Asim Munir replaces
General Qamar Javed Bajwa as the new
Chief of Army Staff (COAS) who retires after a
long tenure of six years. He will also be
chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee
(CJCSC). He is considered an officer
with an impeccable reputation within
the Pakistani military
COL RAJESH BHUKAR
The author is a Post Graduate in
International Studies, Alumni of Defense
Services Staff College, Wellington
and College of Combat, Mhow
Ex-Pak PM Imran Khan Pak PM Shehbaz Sharif Lt Gen Asim Munir
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INDIA
05
3 ACCUSED IN TRS
MLAS ‘POACHING’
CASE GET BAIL
‘NOTHING WRONG
IN GIVING PENSION
TO MINS’ STAFF’
Hyderabad: The High
Court on Thursday
granted bail to three
accused arrested in the
case of alleged con-
spiracy to poach four
TRS MLAs. The court
allowed the bail petitions
of Ramachandra Bharati
alias Satish Sharma,
Nanda Kumar and Sim-
hayaji Swamy on certain
conditions. They were
told to furnish personal
bonds of Rs 3 lakh each.
Kochi: The Kerala High
Court said that there
was nothing wrong in
giving pension to the
personal staff of the
ministers in the state,
but added that there
should be a mechanism
to see that there was
a limit to the number
of personal staff. The
court was hearing a
petition filed by the An-
ti-Corruption People’s
Movement.
JK DELIMITATION
PANEL: VERDICT
RESERVED BY SC
APEX COURT SETS
ASIDE ‘ONEROUS’
BAIL CONDITIONS
New Delhi: The apex
court has reserved its
judgment on a plea
challenging govt’s
decision to constitute
the delimitation com-
mission for redrawing
the assembly and Lok
Sabha constituencies in
the Union Territory
of JK. A bench
reserved the
judgement after
hearing all the
parties.
New Delhi: The Su-
preme Court Thursday
termed as “onerous”
and quashed some of
the bail conditions im-
posed by the Telangana
High Court in a cheating
case like asking the ac-
cused, one living in Viet-
nam, to appear twice
a week at a police
station, besides
providing bank
and property
details.
New Delhi (PTI): State-
run Bharat Heavy Elec-
tricals Ltd (BHEL) has
formed a consortium
with Titagarh Wagons
and is among five enti-
ties which have bid for
the mega Rs 58,000 crore
contract to manufacture
200 Vande Bharat trains
and maintaining them
for the next 35 years.
Other players in the
fray include French
railway major Alstom;
Medha-Stadler consor-
tium between Swiss
railway rolling stock
manufacturer Stadler
Rail and Hyderabad-
based Media Servo
Drives; Siemens along
with BEML, and Rus-
sian rolling stock man-
ufacturer Transmash-
holding (TMH) along
with an Indian firm.
Officials said while
Rs 26,000 crore is the up-
front payment on the
delivery of the trains,
Rs 32,000 crore will be
paid to the winning bid-
der over a period of 35
years for the mainte-
nance of these trains.
The Indian Railways
is now evaluating tech-
nical bids for the con-
tract. The financial bids
will be opened in the
next 45 days.
According to the ten-
der document, the suc-
cessful bidder has to
produce a prototype of
the sleeper class for
Vande Bharat trains
within 24 months.
The Indian Railways
is targeting to roll out
the first sleeper version
of VandeBharattrainby
the first quarter of 2024.
Till now, the railways
has awarded contracts
for manufacture of 102
Vande Bharat trains
which are all chair car.
The Vande Bharat
trains are expected to be
a big upgrade from the
premium Rajdhani Ex-
press service. The sleep-
er class-version of these
trains will be run on the
routestocoverovernight
rail journey like New
Delhi-Patna, New Delhi-
Lucknow and others.
After four years of in-
tensive work and plan-
ning, country’s first and
the second Vande
Bharat trains as electric
multiple units at semi-
highspeed,wereflagged
off by Prime Minister
Narendra Modi in 2019
on the New Delhi-Vara-
nasi and New Delhi-
Katra in JK routes.
BHEL among 5 bidders for `58,000 crore deal
VANDE BHARAT TRAINS
Shillong: The special NIA court in Shillong has issued
summons to leaders of the outlawed Hynniewtrep
National Liberation Council
(HNLC) to appear before
it on January 4 next year.
The summons was issued
to HNLC leaders Bobby
Marwein, Marius Rynjah
and Sainkupar Nongtraw and were published in local
newspapers. The NIA had filed charge sheet against
the four HNLC leaders in connection with a blast that
took place in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills on Decem-
ber 12, 2020. As the four accused did not appear in
the court on Thursday, the court issued the summons.
NIA SPECIAL COURT ISSUES SUMMONS
TO 4 LEADERS OF OUTLAWED HNLC
DOUBLE ENGINE GOVT MEANS DOUBLE
EFFORTS, DOUBLE RESULTS: PM MODI
At ‘Vijay Sankalp Sammelan’, PM said, ‘Today there is trust for BJP in people’s hearts and minds’
Prime Minister Narendra Modi being presented with a memento during a public meeting for the second phase of the Gujarat Assembly
elections, at Kalol, in Panchmahal on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
Himmatnagar (ANI):
PM Narendra Modi,
who is on a poll visit to
Gujarat, on Thursday
said the double-engine
government of BJP
means “double benefits,
double efforts and dou-
ble results” for the de-
velopment in the state.
Addressing BJP’s ‘Vi-
jay Sankalp Sammelan’
here, PM Modi said,
“Today there is trust for
the BJP in the hearts
and minds of the people
of Gujarat. Himmatna-
gar shares a strong
bond with BJP
. Support
from people is at an all-
time high.” Slamming
Congress on the issue of
corruption, the Prime
Minister said during
Congress rule their
leaders were not both-
ered about the welfare
of the people and were
busy with self-interest.
“When the Congress
government was in
power, pulses and oil-
seeds worth Rs 600
crore were bought in
eight years. But the BJP
government has bought
pulses and oilseeds
worth Rs 60,000 from
the farmers in eight
years. During Congress
rule, there were 4 crore
fake ration cards. We
stopped all this. A dou-
ble-engine government
means double benefits,
double efforts, and dou-
ble results.”
BATTLEGROUND GUJARAT
Ahmedabad (ANI):
Reacting to Congress'
“Ravan” remark
against Prime Minister
Narendra Modi, Union
Home Minister Amit
Shah on Thursday said
that the people of Guja-
rat have always given a
reply to Congress
through the ballot box
whenever they have
used inappropriate
wordsagainstPMModi.
While holding a road-
show in Sanand in
Ahmedabad, the Home
Minister told ANI,
“Whenever Congress
has used inappropriate
words against PM Modi,
then the people of Guja-
rat have given a reply
through the ballot box.
This time also the peo-
ple of the state will give
a reply
.” Shah’s road-
show is being held when
polling for the first
phase in 89 of the 182
constituencies is under-
way in the state.
He said when Naren-
dra Modi was Chief
Minister of the State, he
had solved several basic
problems of the people.
“Under the tenure of
CM Modi, various prob-
lems were solved in Gu-
jarat. Gujarat used to
face the problem of wa-
terscarcity
,butaperma-
nent solution was found
by Narendra Modi by
building check damns,
bringing ‘Naramada Yo-
jna’ and ‘Sujalam Su-
falam Yojana’. Electric-
ity is being supplied for
24 hours and health ser-
vices have been upgrad-
ed across the State,”
Shah told ANI.
Whenever Congress attacked Modi, voters of
Gujarat gave befitting reply, says Amit Shah
After months, Rahul’s ‘Yatra’ witnesses first
real challenge as it enters Hindi heartland!
Shamsher Singh
New Delhi: As soon as
the Bharat Jodo Yatra
reached the Hindi heart-
land, difficulties started
cropping up with the
yatra. On the one hand,
theYatra,underthelead-
ership of Rahul Gandhi,
has started getting more
coverageandjournalists
havestartedarriving,on
the other hand contro-
versieshavealsostarted.
Think, before this the
yatrapassedthroughsix
states and almost all of
them have large Muslim
population. BJP does
Hindu, Muslim and Pa-
kistan politics in these
statesalso.Buttherewas
no controversy over the
slogan of Pakistan
Zindabad. It did not hap-
pen even in Owaisi’s
state Hyderabad. But as
soonastheyatrareached
Madhya Pradesh, a vid-
eo went viral, regarding
which the BJP alleged
that slogans of Pakistan
Zindabad were raised
during the yatra. The
CM also announced to
conduct an inquiry into
it and take strict action.
Similarly, the yatra
reached MP and a case
of rape was registered
against Umang Singhar,
a former minister of
the state and a strong
leader of the organisa-
tion. He is a strong trib-
al leader of the state.
Despite the yatra being
completely organized,
it has happened for the
first time in MP that
some vehicles involved
in the yatra started go-
ing in one direction and
some in the other direc-
tion. It happened in MP
itself that Rahul got
down from the car and
got stuck in the crowd.
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
got down from the car,
went into the crowd and
pulled Rahul back. In
MP
, Priyanka joined the
yatra for the first time
and she was faced with
a barrage of questions
on social media. Rahul
went to temples in other
states as well, but when
he meditated at Omka-
reshwar in Madhya
Pradesh, Union Minis-
ter Smriti Irani taunted
him by tweeting an in-
verted photo.
IN THE COURTYARD
Kabul (PTI): The Tali-
ban dispensation in Af-
ghanistan has said that
India will resume work
in at least 20 stalled pro-
jects in several provinc-
es across the war-torn
country. In June, India
re-established its diplo-
matic presence in Kabul
by deploying a “techni-
cal team” in its embassy
in the Afghan capital.
India withdrew its offi-
cials from the embassy
after the Taliban seized
power in August 2021,
following concerns
over their security
.
India will resume
work in stalled
Afghanistan
projects:Taliban
BJP BIGWIGS
CAST VOTES IN
PHASE 1 POLLS
BJP WILL FORM
GOVT IN GUJ FOR
7TH TIME: RUPANI
Gandhinagar (ANI):
BJP bigwigs cast their
votes in the first phase
of polling in the Gujarat
Assembly election in
their respective constit-
uencies on Thursday.
The polling is underway
in 89 constituencies
spread across 19 dis-
tricts of Kutch, Saurash-
tra and South Gujarat.
Exuding confidence
in the BJP’s victory in
the ongoing elections,
Union minister Darsha-
na Jardosh said they
will form government
in the state with an
absolute majority.
Rajkot (ANI): Former
CM Vijay Rupani and his
wife Anjali Rupani cast
their votes at a polling
station in Rajkot in the
first phase of State polls
on Thursday. The former
chief minister said that
he is confident that BJP
is going to form the govt
in Gujarat for the sev-
enth time. “BJP will win
all four seats of Rajkot.
BJP candidates have
done good campaign-
ing. I appeal to people
to cast their votes.
Voting is necessary to
safeguard democracy. I
am confident that BJP
is going to form Govt in
Gujarat for the seventh
time,” said Rupani.
Amit Shah at a BJP rally in Gandhinagar. —PHOTO BY ANI
Actress Swara Bhaskar joins Rahul Gandhi during the party’s
Bharat Jodo Yatra, in Ujjain on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
CONG’S BJY RESUMES FROM UJJAIN
Kalaburgi: As ten-
sion arises out of
border dispute with
Maharashtra, the
Karnataka Congress
has dubbed the situa-
tion a “conspiracy”.
Karnataka Con-
gress President DK-
Shivakumar said that
there are attempts to
spoil the peace in the
stateaheadof theelec-
tions.(Assembly elec-
tions will be tentative-
ly held in May 2023)
“Our CM Bommai
is making it a big is-
sue to hide slurs on
the ruling BJP gov-
ernment in the
state.There is
a conspira-
cy behind
this,” Shi-
v a k u m a r
explained.
The bor-
der dispute
has been
r e -
solved already
. “The
region within our
borders is ours, the
arealyingintheirter-
ritory is theirs. Who-
ever is on our side is
our people,” he said.
Itisnotappropriate
on part of anyone be-
longing to any party
inMaharashtratodis-
turb peace in the pre-
textof borderdispute,
Shivakumar stated.
“We have built Su-
varna Soudha in Bel-
agavi.No one should
indulge in disturbing
peace,”hesaid.Maha-
rashtra govt has sub-
mitted a petition in
2004 to the Su-
preme Court
claiming its
rights over
Belagavi city
and 865 vil-
lages in four
Karnatakadis-
tricts.
Karnataka-Maha
border row is a
conspiracy: Cong
INTER-STATE DISPUTE
PARTY FUMES AS KERALA YOUTH
CONGRESS CHIEF SEEN IN QATAR
Thiruvananthapuram (Agencies): Outrage
against state Youth Congress president Shafi
Parambil, who flew to Qatar to watch the World
Cup, is growing as several party workers lan-
guish in the Kerala jails after a series of political
protests against the government were led by
him. Shafi Parambil, who is also a three-time
legislator has taken off to Qatar to watch the
ongoing World Cup, while numerous Youth
Congress activists are cooling their heels in jails
after being arrested for various protests, which
was initiated and led by him.
DK Shivakumar

INDIA
06
New Delhi: Sanjay Malhotra took charge as Secre-
tary in the Department of Revenue under the Ministry
of Finance on Thursday, while Sanjay Kumar took
charge as Secretary of the Department of School
Education and Literacy,
Ministry of Education, in
Shashtri Bhawan. Malhotra
is a 1990-batch IAS officer
of Rajasthan cadre. He is
an IIT-Kanpur alumnus
and has a master's degree from Princeton University.
Kumar, a 1990-batch Bihar cadre IAS officer, was
former Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs.
SANJAY MALHOTRA NEW REVENUE
SECY, SANJAY KUMAR NEW EDU SECY
Five CoBRA
commandos
injured in gunfight
Chaibasa(Jharkhand):
Five commandos of a
battalion of CRPF’s jun-
gle warfare unit CoBRA
were on Thursday in-
jured in a gun-battle
with activists of the
banned CPI (Maoist) in
Jharkhand’s West Sing-
hbhum district, police
said. Three jawans suf-
fered bullet injuries
while two others had
splinter injuries, SP
Ashutosh Shekhar told
PTI. They have been air-
lifted to a hospital in
Ranchi and their condi-
tionisstatedtobestable.
Doha [Qatar] (ANI): A
goal each from Mac Al-
lister and Julian Alva-
rez sent Argentina at
the top of the Group C
table and into the round
of 16 as they outper-
formed Poland in every
department to win by
2-0 in their final group
stage match here.
With this, Argentina
end their group-stage
campaign with six
points and two wins and
a loss. Poland qualifies
for the round of 16 as
well despite being equal
with Mexico in terms of
points (4 points) due to
their superior goal dif-
ference. Starting off the
match in an all-blue jer-
sey, Argentina earned
their first corner of the
match. But it was
guarded well by the Pol-
ish defence.
Robert Lewandowski
gets in a decent cross
from the right and Krys-
tian Bielik’s shot from
the edge of the box got
blocked. Even Messi
made a couple of at-
tempts at the goal in the
opening 10 minutes but
goalkeeper Wojciech
Szczesny made saves
both times.
Argentina was ex-
tremely aggressive in
their pursuit of opening
goal and kept making
chances for themselves
in the first 20 minutes.
They also enjoyed a
great deal of ball posses-
sion. Poland were try-
ing their level best to
attack but every attempt
of theirs was thwarted
by Argentinians.
Marcos Acuna and
Messi were the stars for
Argentina in first 30
minutes of match with
their aggressive game-
play
. In 32nd minute, An-
gel Di Maria tried to hit
Poland with a curling
corner but the goalkeep-
er managed to avert the
danger with one hand.
Argentina defeat Poland; move ahead
FIFA WORLD CUP
Vice Prez Dhankhar arrives in Nagaland to inaugurate Hornbill Festival
Kisama (ANI): The
23rd Edition of the
HornbillFestivalbegan
at Naga Heritage Vil-
lage, Kisama on Thurs-
day with Vice President
Jagdeep Dhankhar as
the Chief Guest.
The Vice President
of India in his greet-
ings expressed that he
was thrilled, excited
and captivated by the
energy of the Naga
youth. He said Naga
culture and the memo-
ries of his stay in Na-
galand would be em-
bedded in his heart
even in the days ahead.
He praised the rich
Naga songs, dances,
crafts, cuisines etc and
expressedhishappiness
over the vibrant Naga
culture and traditions.
Jagdeep Dhankhar
said, “India is a land of
culture and said that
the place “Kisama”,
where the Annual
Hornbill festival takes
place, could become the
culture of cultures. Na-
galand has been en-
dowed with scenic
beauty and the pattern
of its landscaping is
captivating because of
which he said the State
has a great potential in
the tourism industry.
The Nagas being very
hospitable, love and af-
fectionate to their
guests and outsiders
could boost the tourism
industry in a big way
.”
He also mentioned
the rich horticulture
produce of the State
like Kiwi, Pineapple,
Coffee, etc.
Dhankhar also con-
gratulated the State
Government for elect-
ing the first Naga wom-
an MP to Rajya Sabha,
Phangnon Konyak,
which he said is an ex-
ample of exemplifying
women’s empower-
ment.He also appreci-
ated the State for hav-
ing the lowest crime
rate against women in
the Country
.
Host of the Hornbill
Festival, Nagaland
Chief Minister Neiph-
iu Rio stated that the
Hornbill Festival exem-
plifies the Naga Way of
Life, celebrating the
rich cultural heritage
of the Naga people
along with the rest of
thenortheasternstates,
showcasing the unity
and oneness under a
spirit of solidarity
.
He added that it is
aimed at protecting,
preserving and pro-
moting the culture and
heritage of the people
while creating oppor-
tunities for economic
growth and employ-
ment generation.
Rio said that the
Hornbill festival is a
symbol of Brand Naga-
land and the emerging
Naga Soft Power. The
cultural ambassadors
representing the tribes
of Nagaland and from
the different states of
the northeast and even
the mainland are the
heart and soul of the
Hornbill Festival, he
added.
The Nagaland Chief
Minister said that the
people of Nagaland as-
pire for genuine peace,
and are hopeful that
with the successful
conclusion of the peace
process, Nagas will be
able to play a contribu-
tory role in the interest
of humanity on the
global stage.
Rio also welcomed
and extended his ap-
preciation to all the
tourists for visiting the
State and hopes that
they will be ambassa-
dors of Nagaland.
‘COCAINE’ HAUL:
OPPN AIADMK
SEEKS CBI PROBE
PM PENS A BLOG AS
INDIA ASSUMES G20
PRESIDENCY
PM GREETS BSF
PERSONNEL ON
THEIR RAISING DAY
UP: TWO MUSLIM
GIRLS CONVERT
TO MARRY HINDU
3 BANGLADESHIS
HELD FOR RAPING
KOLKATA WOMAN
PAK HANDS OVER
BSF JAWAN WHO
CROSSED BORDER
Chennai: The oppo-
sition AIADMK has
stepped up pressure on
the Tamil Nadu gov-
ernment to order a CBI
probe into the alleged
seizure of ‘cocaine’
worth Rs 336 crore at
Vadalai in Ramanatha-
puram district. Leader
of the Opposition
K Palaniswami had
charged that a DMK
councillor was involved
in the “multi-crore deal”
in which cocaine was
seized on November 27.
New Delhi: As India as-
sumes presidency of
G20 on Thursday
, Prime
Minister Narendra
Modi penned a blog to
share his insights on
this momentous occa-
sion. Prime Minister Of-
fice tweeted: “As India
assumes G20 Presiden-
cy, PM @narendramodi
penned an insightful
blog.” “India’s G20 Pres-
idency to work towards
for benefitting humani-
ty as a whole.” “One
Earth, One Family, One
Future.” “The greatest
challenges the world
faces today, can only be
solved, by acting togeth-
er.“Indiaisamicrocosm
of the world,” he said in
a series of tweets.
New Delhi: Prime
Minister Narendra Modi
on Thursday greeted
BSF personnel and their
families on the occasion
of BSF’s Raising Day. In a
tweet, the Prime Minister
said: “Raising Day greet-
ings to all @BSF_India
personnel and their
families. This is a force
with an outstanding track
record of protecting India
and serving our nation
with utmost diligence. I
also appreciate the noble
work of BSF during chal-
lenging situations like
natural disasters.”
Bareilly: Two Muslim
girls have converted
to marry Hindu boys,
here. The wedding was
solemnised as per Hin-
du rituals by a pandit at
the Agast Muni Ashram
located in Madinath. Af-
ter converting to Hindu-
ism, Iram Zaidi became
Swati and Shahnaz
became Suman. Iram
Zaidi married Adesh
Kumar while Shahnaz
married Ajay. Both these
girls said that they have
great faith in Hinduism.
Kolkata: The Kolkata
Police on Thursday
arrested three Ban-
gladeshi nationals for
allegedly raping a local
woman at a hotel in
central Kolkata. The ac-
cused have been iden-
tified as Mohammad
Russel (37), Moham-
mad Kaiser Chowdhury
(36) and Abdullah Al
Mijan (37), all residents
of Bangladesh. As per
records, they came to
Kolkata for a treatment,
a police official said.
New Delhi: A BSF
jawan, who inadvertent-
ly crossed over to the
Pakistani side on Thurs-
day in Punjab, has been
handed over to the In-
dian authorities, a force
spokesperson said. The
jawan was undertak-
ing zero line checking
along the India-Pakistan
international border (IB)
near BSF post G G Base
in Abohar sector. The
jawan crossed over to
the other side inadver-
tently due to dense fog.
CRUCIAL READ
Chandigarh: The Haryana Cabinet on Thursday
accorded approval to the draft of the Haryana
Prevention of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Rules
of 2022. In order to achieve the objectives and to
carry out the provisions
of the Haryana Prevention
of Unlawful Conversion
of Religion Act, 2022, it
is necessary to provide
the procedure for the
implementation of the provisions of the Act. For
this purpose, the requisite forms are required to be
prescribed apart from the other related procedural
provisions.
HARYANA APPROVES DRAFT OF UNLAWFUL
CONVERSION OF RELIGION RULES
INDIA TAKING OVER G20 PRESIDENCY
A watershed moment in
India’shistory:PM’saide
prime minister’s princi-
pal secretary PK Mishra
on Thursday described
India taking over the
G-20 presidency as a
“watershed moment”
and said it is our respon-
sibility to showcase the
country in “the most
rightful ways befitting
her stature and glory”.
Holding the meeting
at 56 different locations
in the country will en-
sure that the pan-India
nature of event is truly
showcased, he said, add-
ing that every state gov-
ernment, Union territo-
ry and citizen is a stake-
holder in the process of
India’s presidency
.
“India has as much
uniqueness as it has di-
versity. We have a re-
sponsibility to bring
out the best traditions
of India before the
world,” Mishra said in
his address at the Uni-
versity Connect: En-
gaging Young Minds
programme.
BSF celebrates
Foundation Day
New Delhi: The BSF
celebrated its 58th Foun-
dation Day on Thursday
.
The para-military force
seized more than 26,000
kilogramsof drugsfrom
the border areas till Oc-
tober 31 this year. Large
caches of arms and am-
munition have also been
seizedthisyear.TheBSF
guards the 6386.36 km
borders that the country
shares with Bangladesh
and Pakistan. Apart
frominfiltrationatthese
borders, the force has
been launching continu-
ous campaigns to pre-
ventsmugglingof drugs
and weapons in the bor-
der areas.
Mangaluru blast:
Shariq recovers,
cops start grilling
Bengaluru: The police
have begun questioning
terror suspect Moham-
mad Shariq in connec-
tion with the Mangalu-
ru blast case following
his recovery from criti-
cal burn injuries. Man-
galuru city Police Com-
missioner N Shashiku-
mar stated on Thursday
that the police had be-
gun the process of ques-
tioning Shariq. Shariq
had suffered more than
40 per cent burn inju-
ries following the explo-
sion of an improvised
explosive device (IED)
inside a pressure cook-
er on November 19.
Cyclonic circulation likely in
South Andaman Sea: IMD
New Delhi (ANI): A
low-pressure area is
likely to form over the
Southeast Bay of Ben-
gal and the adjoining
Andaman Sea that is
likely to turn into a de-
pression, the IMD said.
Due to the easterly
wave, scattered moder-
ate rainfall is very like-
ly over Karnataka, Ker-
ala, Tamil Nadu and
Lakshadweep during
the next 4-5 days, the re-
lease added. The IMD
said a cyclonic circula-
tion is likely to emerge
into South Andaman
Sea around December 4.
Vizhinjam port protest:
Police book bishop
Thiruvananthapuram
(ANI): DThe Kerala Po-
lice on Thursday
booked the convenor of
the Fishermen’s protest
outside the Vizhinjam
seaport here.
The Vizhinjam Police
have booked father The-
odacious D’Cruz under
the relevant sections of
the IPC for allegedly
promoting enmity be-
tween different groups
on the ground of reli-
gion, and provocation
with the intent to cause
a riot with his comment
against state Minister V
Abdurahiman. Accord-
ing to the First Informa-
tion Report, father
D’Cruz had made cer-
tain statements that
were intended to create
communal tension be-
tween the Christian and
Muslim communities
through his statement
against the minister. On
Tuesday, Minister Ab-
durahiman had termed
the protest against Ada-
ni’s port project as “an-
ti-national”.
A picture of PM Narendra Modi is shared as India commences its
G20 presidency, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY ANI
The IMD forecast about cyclonic ciculation came on Thursday.
‘PM MODI WILL SET AGENDA FOR WORLD’
BSF personnel rehearse for the Raising Day function.
SHOWERS IN TN FROM TODAY, SAYS IMD
Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar meets Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and Deputy Chief
Minister Yanthungo Patton at Raj Bhavan in Kohima, on Thursday. —PHOTO BY PTI

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business
BRIEFS
New Delhi: India’s power
consumption logged a
double-digit growth of
13.6% to 112.81 billion
units in November 2022
compared to the year-ago
period, according to the
government data. The ro-
bust growth of power
consumption in the
month mainly indicates
an increase in economic
activities. Farmers use
electricity to run tube-
wells for irrigation for
new crops. In November
last year, power con-
sumption was 99.32
billion units (BU). —PTI
INDIA’S ELECTRICITY
CONSUMPTION
GROWS 14% IN NOV
New Delhi: Installation of
open access solar capaci-
ty in India increased by
91% to 596 megawatt
(MW) during the July-
September period, ac-
cording to Mercom Re-
search India. India added
312 MW of solar open ac-
cess capacity in the same
period a year ago, the re-
search firm said in a re-
port on Thursday. Solar
power through open ac-
cess is an arrangement
where a power producer
establishes a solar power
plant to supply green en-
ergy to consumers. In the
first nine months (9M) of
2022, India added about
1.9 gigawatts (GW) of
open access solar. —PTI
OPEN ACCESS SOLAR
CAPACITY UP BY 91%
TO 596 MW IN Q2
New Delhi: Car makers
have logged the best-ever
November sales as de-
mand for personal trans-
port continued to remain
strong even after the end
of the high-selling festive
season, driving towards
record sales in 2022.
Leading automakers
Maruti Suzuki India,
Hyundai, Tata Motors and
Mahindra saw double-
digit growth in dispatches
to dealers last month,
making it the best-ever
November for the passen-
ger vehicle industry.—PTI
MARUTI, HYUNDAI,
TaMo POST DOUBLE
DIGIT GROWTH IN NOV
New Delhi: State-owned
CIL on Thursday said it
produced 412.6 million
tonnes of coal in the
April-November period of
the current fiscal and ex-
pressed confidence that it
will surpass the the out-
put target set for the cur-
rent financial year. The
PSU had produced 353.4
MT in the April-November
period of the last financial
year. Coal India Ltd (CIL)
which accounts for over
80% of domestic coal
output is eyeing a pro-
duction of 700 million
tonnes (MT) in the cur-
rent financial year. —PTI
CIL’S APR-NOVEMBER
PRODUCTION RISES
17% TO 412.6 MT
*Rates till the edition went to print.
GST revenue up 11% to `1.46 L Cr in Nov
First India Bureu
New Delhi: The collec-
tions from Goods and Ser-
vices Tax (GST) goes up by
11% to about `1.46 lakh
crore in November on in-
creased consumer spend-
ing and better compliance.
This is the ninth month
in a row that the revenues
have remained above the
`1.4 lakh crore mark. How-
ever, the collection in No-
vember was the lowest
since August.
In October, GST collec-
tions had touched the sec-
ond-highest level of `1.52
lakh crore on festive spend-
ing. The gross GST reve-
nue collected in the month
of November 2022 is
`1,45,867 crore of which
Central GST is `25,681
crore, State GST is `32,651
crore, Integrated GST is
`77,103 crore (including
`38,635 crore collected on
import of goods) and cess
is `10,433 crore (including
`817 crore collected on im-
port of goods).
“The revenues for the
month of November 2022
are 11% higher than the
GST revenues in the same
month last year, which it-
self was `1,31,526 crore,”
the Finance Ministry said.
KPMG Partner Indirect
Tax Abhishek Jain said
continuing festive procure-
ments, year-end reconcilia-
tions of input tax credits,
credit notes, etc. would
have played a significant
role in the GST revenue up-
tick. NA Shah Associates,
Partner, Indirect Tax, Par-
ag Mehta said the major
factors for the increase in
collections are the festive
and wedding seasons.
“There has also been a
major increase in sales for
real estate and vehicle mar-
kets. Overall, there is sub-
stantial spending by con-
sumers. Further, the au-
thorities have been crack-
ing down on tax evaders,
defaulters, fake invoice in-
stances etc,” Mehta said.
During November, reve-
nues from the import of
goods were 20% higher and
the revenues from the do-
mestic transactions (in-
cluding import of services)
are 8% higher than the rev-
enues from these sources
during the same month
last year.
Revenues from GST
touched a record of about
`1.68 lakh crore in April. In
May, the collection was
about `1.41L crore, June
(`1.45L crore), July (`1.49L
crore), August (`1.44L
crore), Sept (`1.48L crore),
October (`1.52L crore) and
Nov (`1.46L crore).
COLLECTION
BREAKDOWN
z The gross GST revenue
collected in the month of
Nov is `1,45,867 crore of
which Central GST is `5,681
crore, State GST is `32,651
cr, Integrated GST is `77,103
crore (including `38,635
crore collected on import of
goods) and cess is `10,433
crore (including `817 crore
on import of goods)
New Delhi (PTI): Manu-
facturing activities in In-
dia touched a three-month
high in November as new
orders and exports expand-
ed boosted by demand resil-
ience and substantial eas-
ing of cost pressure, ac-
cording to a monthly sur-
vey released on Thursday
.
The seasonally adjusted
SP Global India Manufac-
turing Purchasing Manag-
ers’ Index (PMI) stood at
55.7 in November, up from
55.3 in October, signalling
the strongest improvement
in operating conditions in
three months. The Novem-
ber PMI data pointed to an
improvement in overall op-
erating conditions for the
17th straight month.
“It was business as usual
for goods producers, who
lifted production volumes
to the greatest extent in
three months amid impres-
sive evidence of demand
resilience. New orders and
exports expanded marked-
ly in the latest month,” Pol-
lyanna De Lima, Econom-
ics Associate Director at
SP Global said.
Moreover, firms were
strongly confident towards
growth prospects, with op-
timism driving another
round of job creation and
restocking initiatives.
Buying levels expanded
at a marked and accelerat-
ed rate as firms also sought
to benefit from relatively
mild price pressures.
India’s manufacturing PMI hits
3-month high in November 2022
MAJOR
HIGHLIGHTS
z The seasonally
adjusted SP Global India
Manufacturing PMI stood at
55.7 in Nov, up from 55.3 in
Oct, signalling the strongest
improvement in operating
conditions in three months
z The November Purchasing
Managers’ Index (PMI) data
pointed to an improvement in
overall operating conditions for
the 17th straight month
z In November new orders
exports expanded boosted
by demand resilience and
substantial easing of cost
‘Electrification of
India’s 2/3
wheeler fleet
needs $285 bn’
complete electrification of
India’s entire fleet of two
and three-wheelers, the
largest in the world, will
require financing to the
tune of $285 billion (nearly
Rs 23 lakh crore), accord-
ing to a new white paper.
Published in collabora-
tion with NITI Aayog, the
World Economic Forum
(WEF) paper said the last-
mile and urban delivery
fleets are leading the adop-
tion of electric two-and
three-wheelers in India
and are likely the first seg-
ments to transition com-
pletely to electric.
But driver-cum-owners
are hesitant to make the
transition to electric.
Markets continue to be
on record-making spree
Mumbai (PTI): Bench-
mark indices rallied for the
eighth day running on
Thursday, ending at fresh
record closing highs, amid
firm global market trends
and continuous foreign
fund inflows.
Buying in IT counters
also added to the momen-
tum. The 30-share BSE
Sensex climbed 184.54
points or 0.29% to settle at
63,284.19, its fresh record
closing high.
The broader NSE Nifty
advanced 54.15 points or
0.29% to end at 18,812.50, its
new record closing high.
Among the Sensex pack,
UltraTech Cement, Tata
Steel, Tata Consultancy
Services, Tech Mahindra,
Wipro, Infosys, HCL Tech-
nologies, and Larsen
Toubro were the major
winners.
ICICI Bank, Mahindra
Mahindra, Power Grid and
Kotak Mahindra Bank
were among the laggards
on Thursday
.
INDIAN RUPEE GAINS 8 PAISE ON THURSDAY
TO CLOSE AT 81.22 AGAINST US DOLLAR
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee appreciated by 8 paise to close at 81.22
(provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday on broad dollar weak-
ness after Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said the pace of
interest rate hikes may slow. Forex traders said foreign fund inflows
and a rally in domestic equities boosted investor sentiments. At the
interbank foreign exchange market, the local unit opened at 81.08
and touched an intra-day high of 80.98 and a low of 81.32 against the
greenback. The local unit finally settled at 81.22, registering a rise of
8 paise over its previous close.
Data centres in India attract investment of $10 bn
New Delhi (PTI): Data
centres have received in-
vestments of $10 billion
(about Rs 81,247 crore)
since 2020 as demand for
such facilities has risen
amid sharp growth in data
consumption, according
to property consultant
Colliers India.
In its report ‘Data Cen-
tre: Scaling up in Green
age’, the consultant pro-
jected that India’s data
centre stock is likely to
double to about 20 million
square feet by 2025 from its
current capacity of 10.3
million square feet.
India currently has
about 770 MW data centre
capacity across the top
seven cities — Mumbai,
Delhi-NCR, Bengaluru,
Chennai, Hyderabad,
Pune, and Kolkata.
“The growth of data
centres in India is led by
massive explosion of data
consumption through dig-
itisation, increased cloud
adoption, etc, over the last
two years. At the same
time, data centre opera-
tors are enthused by the
incentives such as subsi-
dised land, stamp duty
exemption, etc provided
by several states,” the
statement said.
Mumbai accounts for
the largest share of data
centres at 49%, benefiting
from the presence of a
landing station and sub-
marine cable connectivity
.
Delhi-NCR has about
17% of the total.
DATA CENTRES ARE
LIKELY TO DOUBLE
In its report ‘Data Centre:
Scaling up in Green age’, the
consultant projected that In-
dia’s data centre stock is likely
to double to about 20 mn sq
feet by 2025 from its current
capacity of 10.3 mn sq feet.
Petrol,diesel sales see double-digit growth
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Petrol and die-
sel sales in India saw a dou-
ble-digit year-on-year
growth in November as in-
creased demand from the
agriculture sector helped
build on the momentum
generated by the festive sea-
son, preliminary industry
data showed on Thursday
.
Petrol sales soared
11.7%to 2.66 million tonnes
in November, as compared
to 2.38 million tonnes of
consumption in the same
month last year.
Sales were 10.7% higher
than in COVID-marred
November 2020.
Month-on-month, the de-
mand was up 1.3% on the
high-base festive season
created in October.
Diesel, the most used
fuel in the country, posted
a 27.6% rise in sales in No-
vember to 7.32 million
tonnes, as compared to the
same month last year.
Consumption was up
17.4% over Nov 2020 and
9.4% higher than 2019.
The fuel has seen a rise
in sales month-on-month
since September. It rose by
a massive 17.1% when com-
pared with 6.25 million
tonnes of sales in October
2022. Petrol and diesel sales
were highest since June.
Sources said diesel de-
mand has been surging on
pick up in the agriculture
season. Use of the fuel in
irrigation pumps and
trucking has helped build
the momentum generated
from the festive season de-
mand push in October.
AGRI SEC HELPED BUILD THE MOMENTUM
ATF PRICE SLASHED
BY 2.3 PER CENT
New Delhi (FIB): Jet fuel (ATF)
price was on Thursday reduced
by 2.3%, reflecting softening
international oil prices but petrol
and diesel rates remained on
freeze for a record eighth month
in running. Aviation Turbine
Fuel (ATF) price was cut by
`2,775 per kilolitre, or 2.3%,
to `1,17,587.64 per kl in the
national capital, according to a
price notification of state-owned
fuel retailers.
MCAP OF BSE-LISTED
FIRMS AT LIFETIME
PEAK OF `289.88 L CR
New Delhi: The market
capitalisation of BSE-listed
companies reached a fresh
all-time high
of `289.88
lakh crore
on Thursday
following an
ongoing rally in equities. At
the end of trade, the market
capitalisation of BSE-listed
firms was at `2,89,88,217.01
crore. In eight days, inves-
tors wealth has climbed
`8,96,963.87 crore. A total of
2,033 firms advanced, while
1,463 declined. —PTI
RIL EMERGES AS MOST
VALUABLE LISTED
COMPANY IN INDIA
New Delhi: Reliance Indus-
tries has emerged as the
most valuable listed company
followed by
TCS and
HDFC Bank,
according to
a list released
on Thursday. In the ‘2022 Bur-
gundy Private Hurun India 500
Top 10’ list, companies, on an
average, were worth a total
of `226 lakh crore. Reliance
Industries is valued at `17.25
lakh crore, nearly 6 lakh crore
more than TCS which is valued
at `11.68 lakh crore. —PTI
WINDFALL PROFIT TAX ON CRUDE OIL HALVED,
LEVY ON EXPORT OF DIESEL SLASHED TOO
New Delhi: The government on Thursday slashed to less than
half the windfall profit tax on domestically produced crude oil and
also reduced the levy on diesel. The
revised tax rates become effective
from December 2, 2022. The tax on
crude oil produced by firms such as
state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Cor-
poration (ONGC) has been reduced to
`4,900 per tonne from the existing `
10,200 per tonne, as per a government
notification issued on Thursday. —PTI
UNEMPLOYMENT RATE RISES TO THREE-MONTH
HIGH AT 8 PER CENT IN NOVEMBER: CMIE
Mumbai: The country’s unemployment rate rose to a three-month
high at 8% during November, according to data by the CMIE. The
unemployment rate in urban India was
higher at 8.96%, while in rural areas, it
was at 7.55%, the CMIE data showed
on Thursday. In October this year, the
urban joblessness was at 7.21% and
the rural unemployment rate was at
8.04%. Haryana continued to have
the highest unemployment rate in the
country at 30.6%. —PTI
OTHER STORIES

08
2NDFRONT
Make it a ‘goal’ to be a person who
can gather strength from distress
and glow brave by reflection.
—Dr Jagdeesh Chandra,
CEO Editor-in-Chief, First India
HIGH COURT SEEKS ED’S STAND ON
SATYENDAR JAIN’S BAIL PETITION
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Delhi
High Court on Thurs-
day asked the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED)
to respond to a bail plea
of AAP minister Saty-
endar Jain, arrested in
connection with a mon-
ey-laundering case.
Justice Dinesh Ku-
mar Sharma issued no-
tice on Jain's bail plea
and granted two weeks'
time to the investigat-
ing agency to file its
status report.
Senior advocate N
Hariharan, represent-
ing the minister, said
there are no proceeds
of crime in the case
and it is based only on a
notional basis.
After Zoheb Hossain,
appearing for the ED,
submittedthathewould
require some time to
file a response to Jain’s
plea, Hariharan re-
quested that the matter
be listed next week, cit-
ing the period that Jain
has been in jail.
Jainhassoughtbailin
relation to the ED's case
registeredonSeptember
30, 2017, under the Pre-
vention of Money Laun-
dering Act (PMLA), and
said in his plea that he is
neither in a position to
influence witnesses or
tamper with evidence
nor he is a flight risk.
Further,asthecharge
sheet has already been
filed, there is no re-
quirement to continue
his incarceration in the
present case, he has as-
serted. Jain has chal-
lenged the trial court's
Nov 17 order by which
his bail plea was dis-
missed on grounds that
he was prima facie in-
volved in concealing
the proceeds of crime.
He is already in jail
for more than 4 months
now. He is already on
bail in the CBI case no
allegation that he mis-
used the bail granted in
the CBI case. Hence, the
applicant is entitled to
regular bail pending
trial, the plea argued.
Justice Sharma issued notice
on Jain’s bail plea and gave 2
weeks to ED to file its status report
No ‘proceeds of crime’ in the
case and it is based only on
‘notional basis’: Jain’s advocate
JAIN ‘MISUSED’
OFFICIAL POSITION
TO MEET WITH CO-
ACCUSED: LG-
APPOINTED PANEL
New Delhi (PTI): An
inquiry committee
constituted by Lieutenant
Governor VK Saxena has
found that jailed Delhi
minister Satyendar Jain
“misused” his official
position and met with
co-accused in a money
laundering case in which
he was arrested in his
Tihar Jail cell, official
sources said on Wednes-
day. The report by the
committee, comprising
principal secretaries of
the Delhi government’s
Home, Law and Vigilance
departments, has noted
“collusion” on part of then
Director-General (Pris-
ons) Sandeep Goel with
Jain, they said. Jain was
arrested by the Enforce-
ment Directorate (ED) in
connection with a money
laundering case on May
31. No immediate reac-
tion was available from
the AAP or Goel over the
findings of the report. The
committee has also rec-
ommended “departmental
proceedings” against
Goel for “extending VIP
treatment” to Jain.
AAP leader Satyendar Jain, who was arrested by the ED on May 30, is currently in judicial custody.
A warmer winter is predicted from December to February in northwest India. —FILE PHOTO
READY TO FACE ANY INQUIRY: TRS MLC
KAVITHA ON DELHI LIQUOR SCAM CASE
First India Bureau
New Delhi: The Enforce-
ment Directorate has
named Telangana Chief
Minister K Chandrashekar
Rao’s daughter and TRS
MLC Kalvakuntla Kavitha
in a court filing related to
the Delhi liq-
uor policy
case,
involving
lead-
ers of
the Aam
Aadmi
Party (AAP). Kavitha said
she and her party leaders
are ready to face any
inquiry. She was reacting
to the allegations as her
name figured in a remand
report by the Enforce-
ment Directorate on one
of the accused-Amit
Arora- in the Delhi liquor
scam case. “We will face
any kind of inquiry. If
the agencies come and
ask us questions we will
certainly answer. But tar-
nishing leaders’ images
by giving selective leaks
to the media, people will
refute it,” Kavitha said.
YSR Cong Party MP Ma-
gunta Srinivasulu Reddy
said that he doesn't have
any role in the Delhi liquor
scam. I have nothing to
do with the liquor scam.
This is a conspiracy by
north Indians, he said.
The leader was respond-
ing to reports that his
name was mentioned in
the remand report of the
ED in connection with the
alleged Delhi liquor policy
scam and claimed that he
does not know how his
name is included probe.
‘A CONSPIRACY BY
NORTH INDIANS’:
ANDHRA MP
WARMERWINTERLIKELY
INNORTHWEST,SAYSMET
New Delhi (PTI): Many
parts of northwest In-
dia may see a warmer
winter season primari-
ly due to likely subdued
activity of western dis-
turbances, the Met of-
fice said on Thursday
.
India Meteorological
Department head Mrut-
yunjay Mohapatra said
there could be varia-
tions in the temperature
onaday-to-daybasisand
the impact on the wheat
crop depends on the dy-
namic behaviour of the
weather and the stages
of the plant life cycle.
Wheat is sensitive to
high temperature dur-
ing reproductive stages
as compared to vegeta-
tive stages. During the
upcomingwinterseason
(December 2022 to Feb-
ruary 2023), below nor-
mal minimum tempera-
tures are most likely
over many parts of pen-
insular India and some
parts of central India,
and isolated parts of
northwest India.
Normal to above
normal minimum tem-
peratures are most like-
ly over many parts of
northwest India and
most parts of northeast
India, the IMD said.
Mohapatra attributed
the higher-than-normal
temperature in many
parts of northwest In-
dia due to likely sub-
dued WD activity and
the penetration of east-
erly winds. The WD
activitywillbesubdued.
Hence, there will be less
cloudiness and higher
day temperatures.
There could be penetra-
tion of easterly winds
from the Bay of Bengal.
There will be less cloudiness and higher
day temperatures. There could be pene-
tration of easterly winds from the Bay of
Bengal it will lead to an increase in the mini-
mum temp but will not necessarily yield rain-
fall. —Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, Head, India Meteorological Dept
Gurugram (ANI):
Three farmhouses in-
cluding one of singer
Mika Singh has been
sealed because of green
laws violation, said Dis-
trict Town Planner
(enforcement) Amit
Madholia.Madholiasaid
that the three farmhous-
es situated in Rojka Gu-
jar village, near Dam-
dama Lake in the Ara-
valli region, have been
sealed. Three farm-
houses constructed in
RojkaGujarvillage,near
Damdama Lake in Ara-
valli region, have been
sealedforgreenlawsvio-
lation. We have got to
know that one of these
farmhouses belongs to
AmreekSinghakaMika,
the singer, he said.
Abhilasha Saksena
New Delhi: For the
third time in history,
the Supreme Court set
up an all-woman bench
on Thursday compris-
ing Justices Hima Kohli
and Bela M Trivedi.
While the news gives us
a glimpse of hope, we
have a long way to go
when it comes to the ap-
pointment of women
judges in the courts of
the country, especially
in high courts and the
Supreme Court.
In the last 70 years, no
significant attempt has
been made to provide
adequate representa-
tion for women in the
High Courts or Su-
preme Court. In 1980,
Justice M Fathima Bee-
vi became the first
woman judge to be ap-
pointed to the apex
court, 40 years after its
establishment. So far,
only 11 women judges
could reach up to the
top court, with no wom-
en CJI till now. Just 83
of the 680 judges in the
high courts are women.
Only 30 per cent of sub-
ordinate judges are fe-
male. Women are out-
numbering men in law
schools and are increas-
ingly joining the corpo-
rate sector, but their
underrepresentation in
top decision-making in-
stitutions is deplorable.
The situation of women
lawyers in the country
is also not good. Of 1.7
million advocates regis-
tered, only 15 per cent
are women.
Ayush Jaiswal, Assis-
tant Professor, NLIU,
says “Out of 27 judges
of the SC, only 3 are
women; this itself high-
lights the dispropor-
tionate gender ratio. In
fact, gender diversity at
the very grassroots lev-
els of legal education
and profession is not
satisfactory. Therefore,
we must introduce cer-
tain policy changes that
encourage women to
opt for law as a career.”
Once things improve at
the elementary level,
gender diversity is sure
to follow in the entire
legal sector including
the judiciary, he says.
Senior advocate Sud-
ha Shrivastava says,
“The judiciary needs to
be more diverse as di-
versification brings
positive institutional
changes. To bring about
a change, patriarchal
mindsets and gender
stereotypes need to be
set aside first. There is
no dearth of qualified
women, and yet women
continue to battle for
better representation in
the higher judiciary
.”
“We should realise
the need of giving ade-
quate representation to
women. The top court
should also have reser-
vation for women such
as in the subordinate
judiciary,” she added.
Women’s representation in judiciary far short of Constitutional ideal
GENDER JUSTICE
Justice Hima Kohli (left) and Justice Bela M Trivedi
z
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WOMEN JUDGES
New Delhi (PTI): Chief Justice of India DY Chandra-
chud on Thursday constituted an all-woman bench
comprising Justices Hima Kohli and Bela M Trivedi to
hear transfer petitions involving matrimonial disputes
and bail matters. This is the third occasion in the his-
tory of the apex court that an all-woman bench has
been constituted.
The two-judge bench is currently sitting in Court
number 11 of the top court. The bench has 32 mat-
ters listed before it, starting with 10 transfer petitions
involving matrimonial disputes and 10 bail matters.
The first all-woman bench was set up in 2013 with
Justices Gyan Sudha Misra and Ranjana Prakash
Desai, followed by a bench of Justices R Banumathi
and Indira Banerjee in 2018.
There are three women judges in the top court at
present including Justice Kohli, BV Nagarathna, and
Trivedi. Justice Nagarathna is set to become the first
woman Chief Justice in 2027.
ALL-WOMAN BENCH TO HEAR MATRIMONIAL
TRANSFER CASES, BAIL MATTERS IN SC
Govt rolls out facial
recognition system
at Delhi’s IGI airport
RBI LAUNCHES
RETAIL DIGITAL
RUPEE IN
FOUR CITIES
Green laws violation: Mika
Singh’s farmhouse sealed
ANTI-BRAHMIN SLOGANS ON JNU
WALLS SPARK CONTROVERSY
First India Bureau
New Delhi: Controver-
sy erupted at the Jawa-
harlal Nehru University
over walls being defaced
with anti-Brahmin slo-
gans. The walls and
doors of the School of
International Studies- II
building have been
painted with objection-
able slogans. The stu-
dents’ union of the BJP
- the ABVP - alleged that
the vandalism was sup-
ported by the Left-lean-
ing students and de-
manded action from the
JNU administration
against those involved.
New Delhi (PTI): Civil
aviation minister Jyoti-
raditya Scindia on
Thursday launched
DigiYatra which allows
entry of air passengers
based on a facial recog-
nition system at the air-
port in the national
capital. With DigiYatra,
it will be a paperless en-
try for passengers at
airports and the passen-
ger data can be automat-
ically processed based
on a facial recognition
system at various
checkpoints, including
security check areas.
Apart from Delhi,
DigiYatra is being
launched at Varanasi
and Bangalore airports
on Thursday. For avail-
ing of the service, a pas-
senger has to register
their details on Digi-
Yatra app using Aad-
haar-based validation
and a self-image cap-
ture. In the next step,
the boarding pass has to
be scanned and the cre-
dentials are shared
with the airport.
Reserve Bank of India
(RBI) on Thursday
launched the first pilot
project for retail digital
rupee in Mumbai, New
Delhi, Bengaluru and
Bhubaneswar. The re-
tail digital rupee (e`-R)
project has started in a
closed user group with
the participation of four
lenders — State Bank of
India, ICICI Bank, Yes
Bank and IDFC First
Bank — as well as cus-
tomers and merchants.
The launch comes a
month after the Reserve
Bank of India (RBI)
started a pilot in the
digital rupee — whole-
sale on November 1. In
the second phase of re-
tail digital rupee pro-
ject, nine more cities
and four more banks
will be included.
Union Min for Civil Aviation
Jyotiraditya Scindia during the
launch of DigiYatra facility at
Terminal 3 of Indira Gandhi
International Airport in New
Delhi on Thursday.
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DECEMBER 2, 2022
Khushi Vijayvargiya doesn’t just contain multitudes,
she displays them, boldly. City First caught up with
supermodel Khushi Vijayvargiya, one of the top 30
finalists of Elite Miss Rajasthan 2022!
hushi Vijay has been
walking catwalks for a
few years now, one of
those rare models who
has set a huge bench-
mark in the fashion
and glamour industry
with her charisma. When
asked about her initial journey
,
Khushi shared, “My journey
has been a roller coaster ride
emotionally, mentally as well
as physically
. I lost my parents
at an early age and things
haven’t been easy for me as a
child but with the support of
my siblings, I could manage to
channelise my energy in the
right direction. I am a keen
Yoga practitioner and have a
huge soft corner for animals.”
She further added, “Keeping
the same in mind, I dream big
to have an NGO of my own and
serve society for a greater
cause.”
Talking about her challeng-
es and achievements, the beau-
ty exclaimed, “I faced several
rejections initially but that
also made me more strong and
more experienced. I kept striv-
ing hard to ful- f i l
d r e a m s .
Watched several YouTube tuto-
rials and groomed myself and
one day
, I bagged my first beau-
ty pageant award, Miss Pride
of Rajasthan 1st runner up.
The platform that transformed
my life completely was Elite
Miss Rajasthan. Under the
mentorship of Gaurav Gaur, I
could not just get better in my
field but also developed a huge
potential to do better in the
fashion and modelling indus-
try
.” She further added, “I also
won Miss Photogenic Award.
Not only this, I was also select-
ed as the top 30 finalists of
First India Queen and I am glad
my talent was appreciated
here. I wouldn’t say any drastic
change followed, but yes, per-
sonally and professionally, I
witnessed huge growth. My
confidence level was raised. I
learned from my flaws and
developed a better under-
standing of my work.”
The ravishing beauty is
proud of herself for
outshining and prov-
ing to the world that
with dedication
and hardwork
one can achieve
everything.
K
UTTKARSHA SHEKHAR
uttkarsha.shekhar@firstindia.co.in

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